Then the seller subordinates 10-25% on a balloon payment so you keep the cash flow and make a payment on the refi say 2-5 years down the road. 

Not perfect, but gets you back on the road to the deal you already made.Our offer would have been 30-days notice, 3 month termination fee, no reduced rent for staying.

If your current practices are not compatible with how your accountant will want you to record your expenses, it will be a major headache down the road. 

In other words, in order to buy a house for investment, what kind of road map shall I follow?

The smallest upfront fee was $1200 and the largest $10,000. 58 of the lenders required copies of our passport.14 lenders were in the criminal data base of Interpol; 28 were in the in the financial crimes data base of Nigeria and 4 were listed in the Interpol data base connecting them to Russian mobs!

They have a revolving door of people. 2 months down the road and no one know you and what they promised.

We had a proposed driving range in my town and the State Department of Transportation was going to require them to have netting that was 80ft high due to proximity of a road.

Land development is a huge challenge in the region, but there are some communities (Walnut Cove, for example) where you can buy lots that already have roughed-in road and pad.

I really appreciate any insights on land investment that is along the rail road track. 

Near 3rd ave and camelback, not on the main road….